Cape Sorell Lighthouse
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| Location | Tasmania Australia |
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| Coordinates | 42°11′52.4″S 145°10′09.0″E / 42.197889°S 145.169167°E[1] |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1899 |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Automated | 1971 |
| Height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Shape | conical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern dome, grey lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Heritage | Australian Heritage Register |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 51 metres (167 ft) AHD |
| Intensity | |
| Range |
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| Characteristic | Fl (2) 15s. |
The Cape Sorell Lighthouse is a heritage-listed[2] lighthouse that is located on Cape Sorell in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The lighthouse is situated approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Strahan.
Constructed[3] and first lit in 1899,[4][5] the 40-metre-high (130 ft) lighthouse is the only structure remaining from a brick complex of tower, three houses and engine room, except for the foundation remnants of the three keepers' residences.[2][6]
The light characteristic is a group of two flashes that occurs every fifteen seconds, its focal plane is at 51 metres (167 ft) above sea level with a white light intensity of 208,000 candlepower, visible for 32 kilometres (20 mi) and the red, of 83,000 candlepower, visible for 19 kilometres (12 mi).[2]
Initially fed by vapourised kerosene, the station was automated in 1971[7] and in 1998, the light was converted to solar power.[8]
Further automation occurred in 2012.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cape Sorell Lighthouse (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c d e "Place ID 13246". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
- ^ "Cape Sorell Lighthouse". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. Vol. IX, no. 147. Tasmania, Australia. 6 April 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Cape Sorell Light". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. Vol. IX, no. 302. Tasmania, Australia. 4 October 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE CAPE SORELL LIGHTHOUSE". The Mercury. Vol. LXXIII, no. 9051. Tasmania. 6 March 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 13 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6497597/the-isolated-community-that-suddenly-disappeared/ The Advocate newspaper, Tasmania:The isolated community that suddenly disappeared
- ^ The visitors book for 1932 -1969 has been retained at the Maritime Museums of Tasmania Visitors book – Cape Sorell Lighthouse, retrieved 13 May 2016
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Tasmania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Sinclair, Ian (10 April 2012), Old lighthouse goes automatic, retrieved 13 May 2016
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